How will Treyarch lure Call of Duty players back into the online arena this November? It’s a difficult question. As John Rafacz, the studio’s director of communications points out, many subtle changes have been implemented into Black Ops 2 to ensure the hordes remain interested.

It’s too easy to lumber a game with needless mulitplayer these days. IO Interactive have taken the decision to omit standard multiplayer from Hitman: Absolution’s makeup. Instead, the title offers a neat spin on competitive play. “Contracts” mode allows players to set targets for their friends to smash. Even so, the developer suggests including traditional […]

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 multiplayer was playable in Cologne at a pre-show event hosted by Activision. VG247 was at the scene to play a full two hours, and to make note of the games exhaustive new create-a-class system, as well as perks, attachments, gadgets and more.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 was playable at a pre-Gamescom 2012 event hosted by Treyarch and Activision. Watch VG247’s Dave Cook test out four new maps and a lot of new guns, score streaks, perks and more.

A video showing the multiplayer mode in XCOM: Enemy Unknown has been unleashed on YouTube courtesy of Gamespot. In the video posted below, the site discusses the mode, point system, and balancing with lead designer Jake Solomon, and shows the various strategies players can use to defeat their enemies. Players will be able to craft […]

EA has released a new teaser trailer showcasing the multiplayer aspects of the upcoming Need for Speed: Most Wanted. The publisher says the full version of the vid will debut next week at Gamescom. Take a peep at the quickie below.

The previously rumoured Assassin’s Creed III co-op multiplayer mode is indeed real. It’s called Wolf Pack and supports up to four players as they attempt to track down and assassinate NPCs throughout 25 sequences, in what sounds like a spin on the standard Assassin’s Creed multiplayer. Wolf Pack was revealed at Comic Con and picked […]